Elihu
EH-lee-hoo
A biblical Hebrew name often understood as “God is he” or “He is my God.”
Meaning
The name ultimately comes from the Hebrew biblical name Eliyhu/Eliyahu, and the excerpted sources connect it with a sense of “God the Lord” or “God is he.” One 19th-century source notes a Greek form used in English transmission, but the underlying meaning is Hebrew and religious in character.
Origin
HebrewGreekEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
Elihu appears in the Bible as a distinct figure in the Book of Job, which helped keep the name in Christian use.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.